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Northern European Fighter Incident
(translated)German fighters patrolling the territory of Estonia are prosecuted by the Russian Su-27. Assistance to NATO by Finns. This is not a scenario of military maneuvers or war movie, but the real incident, which took place September 15, according to the military industry magazine "Loyal". Allegedly, two German machine Eurofighter approached the Baltic Sea west of Tallinn to czterosilnikowego jet aircraft Beriew A-50, trying unsuccessfully to establish radio communication with him. One of the German pilots photographed intruder. Then suddenly toward the German planes flew at a speed of two supersonic Su-27 fighters, but no one opened fire. All five aircraft were soon in the airspace of Finland, where it flew toward the Finnish F-18 fighters. They forced the Russians to retreat, escorting their way to the international waters of the Baltic Sea. The armed forces of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia do not have combat aircraft. Provide them with an air defense fighter aircraft of other NATO countries, based on a rotating basis at the airport near the Lithuanian city of Siauliai. Posted by: Anonymoose 2009-12-26 |
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